Harrow.



No. 724,505. PATBNTED APR. 17, '1903;

E. RIEMBNSGHNIDBR.

HARROW.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST RIEMENSCHNEIDER, OFSTATE CENTER, IQWA.

,-HARRow.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters -Patent o. 724,505, dated April 7,1903.

replication nea .my 31,1902.

Serial No. 117,858. (No model To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, ERNEST RIEMENSCHNEI- DER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at State Center, in the county of Marshall and State ofIowa, have inven'ted certain new and useful Improvementsrin Harrows;andv I do.

hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionvof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in foldingharrows or cultivators and eveners therefor; and it consists of certainnovel features of combination and construction of parts, the preferredform whereof will be hereinafter clearly set forth, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this application.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple form of appliance ofthe character above speciiied which may be compactly folded, and thusreadily drawn or removed from field to eld or place to place as mayberequired.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter made clearly apparent.Y

In the drawings, Figure lisa top plan View of my invention complete,showing my folding hai-row extended and the evener also ex'- tended.Fig. 2 is a detail showing a transverse section' of the harrow proper,taken on line and looking toward the middle of the hai-row. Fig. 3 showsmy improved folding evener extended, while Fig. 4 shows my improvedevener in a folded condition.

In order `to conveniently refer to the various details of my inventionand the parts required to coperate therewith, numerals will be employed,of which 1 indicates the teethcarrying members of my improved harrow,

said teeth-carrying members being rotatably secured in position insuitable apertures provided in the frame-sections 2, each of said barbeing designed to coperate with the controlling-lever 5, which ispivotally connected to the auxiliary or controlling bar 6.

The controlling-bar 6 is pivotallyconnected to the ears or lugs '7, thelower ends of which are rigidly attached to the members 1, and it istherefore obvious that by swinging the controlling-lever forward, asindicated by the dotted lines 8 in Fig. 2, the teeth` may be allsimultaneously and easily inclined in the desired position, a suitabledetent 9 being provided to coperate with the controllinglever 5 to holdsaid lever in an adjusted position.

Each of the barrow-sections three of them in number, as shown in Fig. l)is provided upon that end contigifous to the end of the adjacent sectionwith the outwardly-extending arms or brackets 10, designed to overlapeach other, so that the connecting-rod 11 may be extended through suitaVable apertures provided in said brackets, whereby the barrow-sectionsmay be held pivotally united together, and thus enable the two outersections to bev folded inward upon each other. It is desirable that eachof the Vsaid' barrow-sections shall be provided with thecontrolling-lever 5,A whereby the inclination of the teeth may becontrolled. I also provide an evener designed to coperate with myfolding-barrow sections, consist ing of the middle sectionV 12 and theouter sections 13 and 14. Each end of thev middle section 12 is providedwith a bifurcated ter- -minal consisting of the branches l5, while theinner end of each of the outer sections 13 and 14 is also bifurcated,so. as to provide the branches 16, and it is therefore obvious that asall of the branches 15 and 16 are provided withY registering apertures17 a pin 18 may be introduced therethrough and reliably securesaid'branches together or enable them tobe readily disengaged, asdesired. By thus providing the form ,of construction presentedA (there`being l IOO or draft-equalizer is provided, thus enabling said evenerto ybe very quickly folded when not required for use. The middle section12 is also provided wi lh the draft-engaging member 19, the outer-end ofwhich is provided with the ring 20, by which the animals may be readilysecured in engagement therewith. The member 19 is properly reinforced bythe stay-rods 2l and 22, each being connected at its outer cnd with anouter member of the evener, as by means of the clevis 23 or the,

equivalent thereof. The stay-rods 21 may be adapted to extend directlyin engagement with the clevis 23, or` an intervening exiblechain-section 24 may be provided, if deemed preferable. y

Having thus fully described the construction and gombination of partsdeemed necessary in providing my improved folding harrow and believingthat the advantages and manner of using thesame will be made fullyapparent from the foregoing specification, considered in connection withthe accompanying drawings, further reference to the details is deemedunnecessary.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l v l.The herein-described flding harrow, comprising a plurality ofteetlrcarrying members; a frame adapted to rotatably receivesaidteeth-carrying members; and an evener adapted to coperate with thebarrow-sections and consistingdof' the members 12, 13 and 14, each beingprovided at their meeting ends with bifnrcated terminalseach branchdesigned to overlap the contiguous branch of the other member and havinga pin to secure said branches together, all combined substantially-asspecified and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination with fo1dingharrow sections, of an eveuer constructedto coperate with said barrow-sections and comprising a central memberand outer members, each provided at their meeting ends with Vbranchedterminals overlapping each other at their contiguous branches andremovable means for connecting said branches in registering aperturestherein, and a draft-engaging member onjthe middle section and connectedwith said outer sections, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presenceot' two witnesses.

ERNEST RIEMENSCHNEIDER. Witnesses:

LOUIS SMITH, J. B, MATsoN.

